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PIANO ACE ®
For the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library
Books 1-5 and All-In-One

Piano Ace- HLSPL, is a series of computer-based music lessons and games designed by music educators to help beginning and intermediate piano students succeed. It includes the 36 core lessons and games from Harmonic Vision's award-winning Music Ace family of music education software.

Piano Ace - HLSPL has been specially packaged for use with the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library and includes a Hal Leonard-to-Piano Ace correlation, linking the specific pages in Books 1-5 and All-In-One to the lessons of Piano Ace.

The lessons of Piano Ace are a comprehensive series of lessons and games that teach beginning piano and music students of all ages the basics of music theory, rhythm, pitch, note reading, listening, and the keyboard. No previous musical experience or instrument is required.

Using the included Hal Leonard-to-Piano Ace correlation tables, Hal Leonard piano students can easily locate and access the Piano Ace lessons that best support the page/topic being studied. Used alone or as a complement to the Student Piano Library lesson books, Piano Ace will challenge, engage and motivate piano students, helping them succeed by mastering important music concepts and skills.

Key Features
  • 36 music lessons and games drawn from the award-winning Music Ace family, designed by music educators

  • Easy to use, self-paced learning - complements piano instruction

  • Configured for use with the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library, Books 1-5 and All-In-One

  • Includes Hal Leonard-to-Piano Ace correlations that allow easy integration of Piano Ace and Hal Leonard lesson books

  • Suitable for beginning and intermediate piano students regardless of age

  • Helps students develop real musical skills, not just an introduction to music

  • Entertaining, highly interactive, easy to use-point and click navigation with the mouse

  • MSRP $29.95

  • Distributed exclusively worldwide by Hal Leonard Publishing


Lessons
Piano Ace for the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library contains 36 lessons and games drawn from the award-winning Music Ace family of music education products. Topics covered are:

 1. Introduction to the Staff 19. Notes Longer Than a Beat
 2. Intro. to the Piano Keyboard 20. Below the Bass Staff
 3. Beat and Tempo 21. Dotted Quarter Notes
 4. Playing with Pitch 22. Half Steps and Whole Steps
 5. The ABC's of the Piano Keyboard 23. Rests
 6. Hearing Rhythms 24. Sharps and Flats
 7. More Piano ABC's 25. Sharps and Flats on the Staff
 8. The ABC's of the Staff 26. Syncopation
 9. Basic Rhythm Notation 27. The Key Signature
10. The ABC's of the Treble Staff 28. Introduction to Major Scales
11. More Treble Staff ABC's 29. Sixteenth Notes
12. The Quarter Rest 30. Sharp Key Signatures
13. Below the Treble Staff 31. Three Sounds per Beat
14. Melody 32. The Time Signatures
15. Above the Treble Staff 33. Flat Key Signatures
16. The Measure 34. The 6/8 Time Signature
17. The ABC's of the Bass Staff 35. Minor Scales
18. Above the Bass Staff 36. Introduction to Harmony
   

Games
Each lesson contains an exciting multi-level game to sharpen music skills and improve retention of important lesson concepts. Colorful animated 3-D graphics, digitized sound effects, bonus points and high scores provide fun, interactive entertainment. Users can select novice or advanced difficulty settings.



System Requirements
Piano Ace is sold on a hybrid CD-ROM that runs on both Windows and Macintosh platforms.

WINDOWS
MACINTOSH
  • Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7
  • Pentium 166 MHz or faster
  • 32 MB free RAM
  • 60 MB free hard disk space
  • 16-bit sound
  • CD-ROM drive and mouse
  • General MIDI keyboard OPTIONAL.
  • PowerPC/Intel
  • OS X 10.4.11 or later
  • 32 MB free RAM
  • 60 MB free hard disk space
  • CD-ROM drive and mouse
  • General MIDI keyboard OPTIONAL.

Pricing and Availability

Piano Ace has a suggested retail price of $29.95 and is distributed exclusively worldwide by the Hal Leonard Corporation. To locate a retailer offering Hal Leonard products or to order directly from them, visit Hal Leonard on-line at www.halleonard.com.

Correlations and Labels

To facilitate using Piano Ace with the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library lesson books, correlation tables are provided as part of the Piano Ace documentation and on the back cover of the Piano Ace package. The correlation tables may also be found on the Web at www.harmonicvision.com/pianoace.

Harmonic Vision has developed custom labels for placement in the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library lesson books. These labels cross-reference the specific Piano Ace lessons and games to the associated material in the lesson books. Labels are available as a printable PDF from our website at www.harmonicvision.com/pianoace.